[pct-l] Canada permit

[Scott Williams]

On the U.S. side we saw jackbooted agents with backpacks and M16s the day
we left Harts Pass.  The U.S. side is definitely watched and not just by
cameras.  We saw no one on the Canadian side.  Maybe they're there, but we
didn't see them.  Bob is right, the Canadians don't check you when you're
leaving Canada.  The forms are required only upon entry, even though no one
checks them there either.  Since we had them, we showed our Canadian entry
forms to the U.S. officials as we reentered the U.S. and they looked at
them and handed them back saying they had never seen anything like that
before.

You don't need them to leave Canada, but they are required when entering.
 I happen to like my visits to Canada, so I comply with their rules, out of
respect for a very wonderful neighbor nation.  We're damn lucky to have
Canada on our norther border.  So what the heck, I carried them all the way
from Mexico and keep them as a memento of my thru.

Shroomer


On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Marian Harmon <marianharmon at gmail.com>wrote:

> Just as an FYI... just because it is "unstaffed" doesn't mean it isn't
> monitored or patrolled. There are sensors everywhere and possibly a few
> cameras as well. Trust me, you might not see anyone, but they probably know
> you're there, especially on the US side.
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